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Open Records: Guide to Hawaii’s Uniform Information Practices Act (pdf, print in landscape) – June 2011 Open Records: Guide to Hawaii’s Uniform Information Practices Act COVER PAGE(pdf) – June 2011  

Open Meetings: Guide to “The Sunshine Law” for State and County Boards (pdf, print in landscape) – June 2011 Open Meetings: Guide to “The Sunshine Law” for State and County Boards COVER PAGE (pdf) – June 2011 Open Meetings: Guide to “The Sunshine Law” for Neighborhood Boards (pdf, print in landscape) – June 2011 Open Meetings: Guide to “The ...
Read More June 14, 2011- “Open Meetings” Guide to “The Sunshine Law” (updated June 2011)

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The Office of Information Practices (OIP) is already looking ahead to the 2012 legislative session and has begun studying issues that may require clarification or updating of Hawaii’s open government laws, including agencies’ right to appeal OIP’s determinations and the impact of social media on open government laws.  OIP is charged with administration of Hawaii’s ...
Read More June 7, 2011- OIP Looks to the Future: 2012 Legislative Proposals

During the 2011 Legislative session, OIP reviewed and monitored 180 bills and resolutions affecting government information practices, and testified on 35 of these measures. No bills were passed that amended the UIPA or the Sunshine Law.